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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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