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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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