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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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