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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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