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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are enabling students 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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