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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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