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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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