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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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