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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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