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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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