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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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