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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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