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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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