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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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