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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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