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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines 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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