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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key 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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