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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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