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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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