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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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