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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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