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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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