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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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