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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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