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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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