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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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