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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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