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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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