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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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