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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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