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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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