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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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