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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key 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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