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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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