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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always 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 several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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