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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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