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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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