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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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