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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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