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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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