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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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