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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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