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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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