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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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