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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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