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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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