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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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