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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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