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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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