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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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