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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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