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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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