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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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