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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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