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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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