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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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