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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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