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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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