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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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