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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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