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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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