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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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