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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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