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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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