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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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