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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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