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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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