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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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