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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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