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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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