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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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