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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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