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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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