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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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