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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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