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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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