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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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