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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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