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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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