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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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