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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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