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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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