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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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