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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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