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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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