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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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