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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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