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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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