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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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