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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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