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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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