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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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