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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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