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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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