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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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