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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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