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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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