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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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