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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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