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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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