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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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