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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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