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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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