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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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