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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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