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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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