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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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