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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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