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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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