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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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