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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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