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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations 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 issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important 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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