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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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