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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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