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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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