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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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