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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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