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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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