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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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