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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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