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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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