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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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