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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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