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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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