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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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