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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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