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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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