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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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