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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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