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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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