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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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