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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education