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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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