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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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