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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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