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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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