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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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