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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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