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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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