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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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