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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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