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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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