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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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