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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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