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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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