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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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