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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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