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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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