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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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