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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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