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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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