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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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