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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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