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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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