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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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