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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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