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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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