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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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