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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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