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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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