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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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