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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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