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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What 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 participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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