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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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