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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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