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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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