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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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