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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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