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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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