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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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