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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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