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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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