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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people 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 online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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