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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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