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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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