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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies 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 institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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