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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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