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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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