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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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