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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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