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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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