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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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