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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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