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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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