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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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