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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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