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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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