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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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