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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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