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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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