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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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