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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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