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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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