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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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