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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)