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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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