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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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