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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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