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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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