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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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