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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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