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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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