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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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