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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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