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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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