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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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