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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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