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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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