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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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