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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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