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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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