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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about 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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