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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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