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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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