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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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