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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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