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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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