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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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