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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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