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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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