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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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