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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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