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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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