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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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