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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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