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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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