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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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