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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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