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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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