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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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