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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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