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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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