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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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