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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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