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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses 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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