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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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