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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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