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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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