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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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