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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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