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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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