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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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