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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores 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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