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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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