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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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