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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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