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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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