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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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