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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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