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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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