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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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