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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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