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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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