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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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