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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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