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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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