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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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