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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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