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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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