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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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