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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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