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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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