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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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