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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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