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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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