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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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