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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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