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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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