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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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