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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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