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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major 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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