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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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