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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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