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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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