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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key 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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