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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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