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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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