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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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