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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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