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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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