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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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