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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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