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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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