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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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