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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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