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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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