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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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