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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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