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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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