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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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