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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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