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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates 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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