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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for learners 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 MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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