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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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