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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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