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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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