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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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