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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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