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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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