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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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