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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to massively open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OERs). As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. 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. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.

There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). For more details please visit this MOOCs and Open Educational Resources website.

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