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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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