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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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