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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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