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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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