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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate 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. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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