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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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