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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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