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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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