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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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