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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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