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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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