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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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