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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people 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 classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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