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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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