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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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