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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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