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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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