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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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