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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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