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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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