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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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