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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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