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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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