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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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