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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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