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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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