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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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