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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies 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 institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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