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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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