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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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