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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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