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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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