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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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