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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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