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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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