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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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