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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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