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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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