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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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