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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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