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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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