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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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