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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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