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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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