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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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