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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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