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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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