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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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