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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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