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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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