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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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