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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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