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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies 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 stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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