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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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