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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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