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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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