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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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