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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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