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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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