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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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