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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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