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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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