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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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