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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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