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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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