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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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