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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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