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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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