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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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