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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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