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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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