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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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