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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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