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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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