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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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