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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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