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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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