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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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