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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education