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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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