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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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