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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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