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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates 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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