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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education