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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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