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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What 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 deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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