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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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