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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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