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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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