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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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