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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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 customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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