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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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