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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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