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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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