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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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