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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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