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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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