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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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