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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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