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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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