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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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