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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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