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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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