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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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