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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major 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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