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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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