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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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