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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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