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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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