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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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