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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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