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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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