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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee 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 business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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