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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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