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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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