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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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