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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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