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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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