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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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