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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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