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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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