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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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