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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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