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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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