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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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