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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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