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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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