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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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