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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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