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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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