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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around 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 ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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