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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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