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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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