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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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