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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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