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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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