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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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