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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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