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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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