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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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