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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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