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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes 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 courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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