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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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