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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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