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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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