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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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