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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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