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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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