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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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