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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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