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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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