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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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