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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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