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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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