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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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