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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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