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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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