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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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