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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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