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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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