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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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