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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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