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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

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