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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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