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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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