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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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