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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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