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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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