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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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