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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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