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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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