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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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