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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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