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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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