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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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