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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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