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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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