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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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