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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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