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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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