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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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