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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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