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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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