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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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