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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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