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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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