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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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