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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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