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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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