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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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