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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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