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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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