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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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