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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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