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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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