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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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