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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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