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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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