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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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