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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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