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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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