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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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