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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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