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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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