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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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