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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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