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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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