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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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