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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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