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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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