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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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